Dimethyl Sulfoxide → 3-methyl-1-{3-(phenyl)propyl}-1H-indole-6-carboxaldehyde

Dimethylsulphoxide (0.311 g) was added to a stirring solution of oxalyl chloride in dichloromethane (1 ml, 2M) in dichloromethane (25 ml) at −60° C. under argon and the mixture was stirred for 2 minutes. A solution of 3-methyl-1-{3-(phenyl)propyl}-1H-indole-6-methanol [0.501 g, Reference Example 22(c)] in dichloromethane (10 ml) was then added dropwise and the mixture stirred for 15 minutes at −60° C. Triethylamine (0.956 g) was then added and the solution warmed to room temperature and stirred for 1 hour. The mixture was poured into water (20 ml) and then extracted three times with dichloromethane (25 ml). The combined extracts were washed with brine (30 ml), then dried over sodium sulphate and then evaporated. The residue was subjected to flash chromatography on silica eluting with a mixture of ethyl acetate and hexane (1:1, v/v) to yield the title compound (0.283 g).

1. stirringthe mixture stirred for 15 minutes at −60° C
2. stirringstirred for 1 hour
3. extractionextracted three times with dichloromethane (25 ml)
4. washThe combined extracts were washed with brine (30 ml)
5. dry with materialdried over sodium sulphate
6. customevaporated
7. additionThe residue was subjected to flash chromatography on silica eluting with a mixture of ethyl acetate and hexane (1:1

ORD record

ord-f4e89fccef5f40b494ab98ed52c10c83

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2004_10

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US06800645B1